Well OK; I got good and bad to say. Where to start? All right - excellent choice in music. I'm not the biggest proponent of Blues but that selection and Gary Coleman, is fantastic! And the photo shoot is top of the universe baby!
But everyone in the free world knows that hassenpfeffer is far superior to rabbit Étouffée. And while I'm at it; John Shamblin, your tutorial is positively terrific!
Great weathering! A few flat tires would enhance the realism. It's tricky, but I've got a good method if you're interested.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ?????? You own a MM Doctor Drybooth ????? Your Shamblin wrecks look great John......I`ll give your suggestion a try with the belt sander I rented for the kitchen floor
@perrone1 Thank you very much Tony....I almost went the route you`ve suggested......I was fresh out of feffer, sooooooooooo my hands were kinda tied on this one
@perrone1 Thank you very much Tony....I almost went the route you`ve suggested......I was fresh out of feffer, sooooooooooo my hands were kinda tied on this one
Great weathering! A few flat tires would enhance the realism. It's tricky, but I've got a good method if you're interested.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ?????? You own a MM Doctor Drybooth ????? Your Shamblin wrecks look great John......I`ll give your suggestion a try with the belt sander I rented for the kitchen floor /p>
Yeah, that thing works great for painted model bodies and parts. It's so dang humid here, sometimes the paint would never completely dry. Even after days, they'd still be sticky. I use a hot plate to flatten the tires. Remove the plastic wheel from the tire (so the wheel doesn't get flattened too), and find something to put in there to keep it round. For 1:25 car tires, I use a 7/16 socket on an extension. Stinks up the garage, but works pretty dang good. Then, put the wheel back in the flattened tire and, violå!
Ain't been building many kits the past year, but fixin' to get back into it. I've got 4 or 5 sorta half way done, and several unopened kits in my stash. Here's a vintage kit back on my bench after a long hiatus. No, it's not going to be pink.... that's just the primer 🙄
Those model makers really trade on our sense of nostalgia and our delusional goals of a more productive tomorrow .... I too have a handful of kits,but I`m determined to finish my first adult build before starting a new one.....that`ll learn `em
By the way John.....the sandy bottom procedure did not work out so well on my beer truck tires.....I had the sander set to "Parquet Floor","Northern Pine" "0.5 inch"......maybe I take a "0.375"?
Those model makers really trade on our sense of nostalgia and our delusional goals of a more productive tomorrow .... I too have a handful of kits,but I`m determined to finish my first adult build before starting a new one.....that`ll learn `em
By the way John.....the sandy bottom procedure did not work out so well on my beer truck tires.....I had the sander set to "Parquet Floor","Northern Pine" "0.5 inch"......maybe I take a "0.375"?
I use an exacto knife to cut off a little where the flat spot will be on the tire so it won't have a lot of excess melted rubber. I sometimes sand the rest of the tread area, and weather the tire with flat clear or other stuff.
It's trial and error, but I have a whole box full of tires to play with and it's fun!
